Government Museum and Art Gallery

I visited this wonderful land of abstraction last year. It was a wonderful exposure to the art of modernization as well as the architecture. The paintings have a history and they say it. Beautiful collection. Also there's a very nice staff to keep you company :)

This museum admired me while I saw this table where the face reaction are kept and it is our Choice to choose one or many, every moment

Government Museum and art gallery speaks about ancient art and culture of India.nThere are ancient collection of Paintings, Coins, rock idols, Precious metal idols, accessary of ancient Kings, great collection of Buddha and tell the story of Dianasorus Yug.n--The staff was also very polite and good.n--The ticket pricings are very minimun.n--Good place for History lovers.n--The museum was neat and cleaned.

A brif historynnThe Government Museum and Art Gallery was designed by the Swiss born French architect,  le carbusier long with his associate architects manmohan nath sharma and Shiv Dutt Sharma.The design was completed during the period of 1960-62 and construction took place between 1962 and 1967. It is part of the three museums designed by Le Corbusier,nnThe building is a museum and art gallery which regularly conducts art acquisition programs for expansion. Envisaged as a vehicle for transmission of knowledge in , it serves as a unique cultural and historical resource for the region. Having significant collection of Gandhara sculptures, Pahari miniature painting and contemporary Indian art, it is regularly visited by tourists, artists, scholars and students. Researchers, architects and scholars on Le Corbusier and Modnization are also frequent visitors to the building and its surrounding. They ensemble to study its architectural values as it represents the series of museums designed by Le Corbusier. The pivoted entrance, metal panelled door, fixed furniture, display systems, exposed concrete sculpturesque gargoyles are symbolic of the prevailing style of Chandigarh's architecture. The mural in the museum reception area executed by one of India's finest contemporary artists, satish adds colour to the otherwise stark exposed concrete building.nnThe museum library is a rich repository of books on subjects of art, architecture and history of art. A special section is dedicated to Dr. M. S. Randhawa, containing archival records of his correspondence on the Making of Chandigarh, available to scholars in a digitized version. The adjacent auditorium serves as a lecture hall for extended activities of the museum such as lectures, film screenings and cultural events. The interior detailing of the auditorium represent the Modernist tradition that was introduced in Chandigarh by Le Corbusier.nnThe building is divided into three levels. The first level is 33,000 sq ft comprising the Deputy Curator's office, museum shop, reception, textile section, child art gallery, exhibition hall, reserve collection stores, conservation laboratory and auditorium. Level 2 is 23,000 sq ft and comprises exhibition space for sections on Gandhara sculpture, Indian miniature paintings, stone and metal sculpture, coins and Indian contemporary art. Level 3 is 6,500 sq ft and has the library, Chairman's room, and Gandhara sculptures’ reserve collection store.nnThe museum serves as a means of repository of cultural history of the region. It is open for public from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00 AM to 4:40 PM, and is closed on Monday and national holidays. The entry ticket is ₹10 and camera and ticket is ₹5. It has a free entry for organised school groups and senior citizens. Facilities such as wheel chairs for the physically challenged are also provided. The auditorium is available at low fees for cultural and educational events as it also serves as the exhibition hall for temporary exhibitions to artists.

Only museum in chandigarh if you are feeling nostalgic then you can visit.